Challes-la-Montagne

Challes-la-Montagne
Challes-la-Montagne
Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Challes-la-Montagne
Coordinates: 46°07′33″N 5°27′54″E / 46.1258°N 5.465°ECoordinates: 46°07′33″N 5°27′54″E / 46.1258°N 5.465°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Nantua
Canton	Poncin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Noëlle Roche
Area^1	7.65 km^2 (2.95 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	186
• Density	24/km^2 (63/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01077 / 01450
Elevation	440–700 m (1,440–2,300 ft) (avg. 480 m or 1,570 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Challes-la-Montagne is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

The commune was formerly called Challes and was officially renamed on July 7, 2006.^[1]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	490	—
1800	381	−22.2%
1806	504	+32.3%
1821	481	−4.6%
1831	570	+18.5%
1836	530	−7.0%
1841	577	+8.9%
1846	557	−3.5%
1851	597	+7.2%
1856	510	−14.6%
1861	510	+0.0%
1866	487	−4.5%
1872	460	−5.5%
1876	447	−2.8%
1881	425	−4.9%
1886	400	−5.9%
1891	406	+1.5%
1896	391	−3.7%
1901	350	−10.5%
1906	331	−5.4%
1911	322	−2.7%
1921	278	−13.7%
1926	255	−8.3%
1931	252	−1.2%
1936	249	−1.2%
1946	221	−11.2%
1954	200	−9.5%
1962	193	−3.5%
1968	169	−12.4%
1975	135	−20.1%
1982	169	+25.2%
1990	193	+14.2%
1999	200	+3.6%
2008	186	−7.0%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE

1. Décret n°2006-808 du 7 juillet 2006 portant changement de nom de communes (French)